Denied
The Board denied entitlement to separate evaluations for major depressive disorder and traumatic brain injury due to overlapping symptoms.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of traumatic brain injury could not be differentiated from the symptoms of major depressive disorder, violating the rule against pyramiding.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, moderate with anxious distress, traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25089032
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